**SELECT*: Your Resource for Innovative Tech & Developer Topics Hosted by HarperDB**

Dec 20 2023 47 ep. 38 mins 3

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The Select* Podcast features guests across a wide range of backgrounds & topics, with the goal of being your resource for software engineering, leadership advice, edge computing, machine learning, inclusion, tech trends, data management, career paths, enterprise tech, & much, much more.

The Select* Podcast is also known as the Select Star Podcast or the HarperDB Podcast.

If you listen to podcasts like Syntax, Founder Stories, Changelog, CodeNewbie, TechStuff, Stack Overflow, Software Engineering Daily, or Tech Talks Daily, you'll be sure to enjoy this one as well.

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